Patrick Long turned the top lap of 1:48.569 (118.045 mph) in Saturday morning’s practice
session and joined teammates Daniel Graeff, Spencer Pumpelly, Patrick Lindsey and Jason
Hart in running competitively throughout the test. The team even made the decision to
skip Sunday’s final practice runs and instead focus on off-track Rolex 24 preparation.

“Everything went according to plan,” Lindsey said. “The engineers are happy, which is
hard to do. That means I’m happy and the other drivers are happy. Besides accomplishing
everything we wanted to, we were fast. I’m just excited to be here for Park Place
Motorsports and the Children’s Tumor Foundation.”

The Children’s Tumor Foundation Racing4Research program raises funds and awareness for
the fight against Neurofibromatosis (NF) through a busy and diverse racing program that
is annually anchored by a Rolex 24 At Daytona effort. A highlight of each race event is
the on-site presence and support of a large group of courageous youngsters and their
families who have been nicknamed “NF Heroes” for their tireless efforts in fighting the
disorder. Last year’s Rolex 24 campaign raised over $600,000 and the goal is to exceed
that amount later this month in the first CTF/R4R partnership with Park Place
Motorsports.

A co-driver in the winning 2009 Rolex 24 GT entry, Long has learned that having a fast
car on the track is as important as what happens in the pits and during pre-race
preparation.

“This race really is about being mistake free in the pits, on the track and being
reliable,” Long said. “I’m as optimistic as I’ve ever been.”

Team principal and lead engineer John Horton was pleased with the weekend’s performance.

“We showed up and unloaded quickly and I thought it was pretty good,” Horton said.
“Overall, it was pretty successful. Every day you learn so we just adapt to those
changes. In our team there’s no egos, everybody is very humble so we are constantly
moving forward positively. That usually gets the best outcome.”

Final preparations for the Rolex 24 will be made back at the Park Place Motorsports shop
in Texas.

“The cars are completely torn down to the tub,” Horton said. “All new parts, gear box,
engines, suspension and shock rebuilds. We take everything out and put all new stuff
on.”